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Hi Friends


I've posted this messege at the viruses subfolder , after a question about HJT
but msaybe it belongs here

at this link:
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread16291.html


Oopps....

But before I could do anything, my system halted

Win98SE

I've just reboot
and...

when It goes up it says:

win98 enabled
:
Searching For Boot Record Fron IDE-0..OK

and when I've tried to boot from a win98se system operating flopy,
It says:
Starting Windows 98...

then

a:\

I can change it to c:\
and see the files by dir command

I have one hard drive what is partitioned to C and D

Please please....

How can I have my OS back?


THanks in ADvance

Tori

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The symptoms described by — falling back to a DOS prompt, a reported memory/driver file problem even though the file is present, then Norton 2004 refusing to initialize after used the Win98 startup floppy to get the system to boot — point to a damaged startup environment (corrupted system files, registry or an interrupted AV update, possibly malware). First priority is data preservation and isolation: copy important user files to the D: partition or removable media and disconnect network interfaces before further repair attempts.

A practical, low-risk repair order from the Windows 98 startup disk is:

  • restore the registry backup,
  • repair the filesystem,
  • verify CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT for bad paths or corrupted entries,
  • replace any suspect system drivers from the floppy or original CD.

Example commands (run from the startup disk command prompt):

scanreg /restore
scandisk c: /all
copy a:\himem.sys c:\windows\
edit c:\config.sys

The Norton engine error usually means the AV program or its DATs are corrupted or have been tampered with. If Safe Mode is accessible, attempt a repair/uninstall from Control Panel or the product installer. If Safe Mode is not reachable, prevent the AV from loading (boot from the floppy and temporarily move/rename its program folder), then run a full offline scan using a current rescue medium or by connecting the drive to a known-clean machine. Running HijackThis (as suggested) will provide a log that helps locate persistent malware.

If these repairs do not restore a stable boot, an in-place Repair (Setup from the original Windows 98 CD) will refresh core system files without wiping user data; a full reinstall is the last resort. Throughout, priority should be backing up irreplaceable data and working from known-clean media so that recovery, not further damage, is the immediate goal.

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When I try:

go to c:\windows

then win

It says:

Himem.sys Is missing
Make sure that the file is at your Windows directory


Ok, I've checked it, and the file is there

so what shall I do?

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Oh much better
now the OS goes up
but it says that

Unable to initialize the scaning database antivirus engine files

so it is haled unless I agree to continue

I use Norton antivirus ans system works 2004

Is it because my last acions?

What shall I do now?

Thanks a lot

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Unable to initialize the scaning database antivirus engine files

This message means you antivirus has beed disabled,usuall by virus/or trojan .
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go back to your other thread and run hijackthis again and post a fresh log .

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